The Office of Catholic Education’s AoPTech team honored eighty-eight elementary and high school educators, administrators and central office team members as “AoP EdTech Influencers,” “AoP EdTech Digital Ambassadors,” and “AoP EdTech Social Media Ambassadors” during the week of October 18-October 22, 2021. The recognition took place in celebration of National Digital Citizenship Week and marked […]

On Tuesday, the chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Appropriations releases the text of several appropriations bills which, like their Houston counterparts, currently exclude several longstanding, bipartisan provisions like the 46-year-old Hyde Amendment and the Weldon Amendment.

Saint John’s Hospice (SJH) is marking the successful completion of its inaugural “Boot Up Philly” initiative with a community giveaway event to benefit those in need in Philadelphia. SJH is a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CSS).

The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 7-13, 2021.

Saints Simon and Jude (SSJ) Parish and School community in West Chester (Chester County) participated in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Nutritional Development Services (NDS) annual PB&J Drive. SSJ’s Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) also contributed in support of this hunger relief effort.   SSJ students and parishioners will be on hand to help load the […]

In May 2021, Pope Francis invited the global Catholic Church to gather and reflect on communion, participation, and mission within the Church.

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez will celebrate Mass for The Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence (DGDP), marking the feast of their patron saint, Saint Luigi Guanella (Don Guanella), a 19th-century Italian priest who ministered to children with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School in Drexel Hill (Delaware County) will celebrate homecoming weekend with the Monsignor Bonner Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Inaugural Communion Breakfast. Dick Vermeil, Former Head Coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saint Louis Rams, and Kansas City Chiefs will be the featured guest speaker. Coach Vermeil is […]

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 15-18.

Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the Solemn Mass marking the opening of the Diocesan Phase of the Synod of Bishops called for by Pope Francis to take place throughout the Universal Church.